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deathwatch meaning and definition
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Definition of deathwatch (noun)
- minute wingless psocopterous insects injurious to books and papers
- synonyms: book louse, booklouse, Liposcelis divinatorius
- bores through wood making a ticking sound popularly thought to presage death
- synonyms: deathwatch beetle, Xestobium rufovillosum
Source: Princeton University Wordnet